Let's Enjoy 2010

Some people look at a pile of shit in the field and turn away in disgust saying why do they leave shit like that!

But you and I when we see shit in 2010 will say "Look there is a pile of wonderful fertilizer that will make my flowers prettier and make my garden so productive".

It is all about our attitude and our perspective. Each day check to see if you have the right perspective. In the Bible it tells us that God loves us so much. We are so special to God! Do you believe you are special to God? If God can take care of the flowers and the birds He can take care of YOU!

Guard against being selfish! Are you a selfish person or do you prefer thinking of others? Do you continually think of you and your family and your happiness? Your finances and your future you need to repent and ask God to forgive you. This is so bad.

Daily our priority must be to cultivate our relationship with GOD and others over you. What can you do each day to bring pleasure to God? What can you do to bring a smile on his face as He watches you? The Bible tells us that if we "seek first the Kingdom of God and our relationship with Jesus that God will take care of all the details of our lives" His desire for each day is to bless us and give us the desires of our heart.

Let me share a secret with you of my life. Many times I am invited to preach in very large churches. Before God touched me I used to preach in churches usually with less than 200 people. When I began preaching to many hundreds and thousands of people I was afraid. I felt so inferior. Then I remembered something. What I desired most when I would preach was that the Holy Spirit would come upon me and the supernatural presence and power of God flow through me to the people. It is good to see people stimulated mentally but I love to see people helped and changed in a practical way. The only way I know for this to really happen is for the tangible presence of God to come into the room and change them.

I wanted to learn how I could attract the presence of the Holy Spirit. For years I attempted to do this by preparing good sermons with great illustrations. But then I learned a secret that changed my life.

The Bible says "God will show us His power when we are weak". Think about that for a moment. Let me share with you my goal when I minister.

When I stand up to preach I want the angels in heaven to say "Oh no....Darrel Stott is standing up to preach! When they look at Jesus he smiles and then says "Please turn off my phone I don't want to hear any prayers for a few minutes"

The angels whisper, "He does not know what he is going to preach and he has no notes" and they begin to laugh and get excited. Then one angel says "And we all know what he is going to say. He will tell the people that Jesus is going to come and heal them and change their lives. He will tell them nothing is too hard for God but that God will answer their prayers tonight".

Then all the angels stand and say "Darrel is in trouble again we have to go and help him. The Holy Spirit leads the angels into the room where I am preaching because when "I am weak in my own ability God will perform and how His power". I imagine Jesus smiling as he watches me preach.

Now theologians may not like this. But they need to lighten up and have a relationship where they enjoy God! And then allow God to enjoy them.

I trust you will have a wonderful day today and enjoy Jesus and try and help someone else today making them feel special!

Love you all
Darrel Stott